Law

The reformist prosecutor seeks re-election as shootings surge — with no easy answers in sight.

He came into office as a criminal justice reformer. How’d he do?

Among the new laws are measures to set up a three-year pilot program in the office of the attorney general that aims to repair the harm caused by sexual assault.

The N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission held its first meeting and began writing the rules and regulations necessary before legal weed sales can start.

In launching the review, Biden fulfilled a campaign promise made amid pressure from activists and Democrats to realign the Supreme Court.

Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system, Public School Employees’ Retirement System, is dealing with a federal investigation.

The proposal was sent to the state Senate by a vote of 149 to 52, two weeks after both chambers finished the first round of approvals for the constitutional amendment.

Khasandra Franklin’s lawsuit also names a deputy Philly police commissioner and detectives and officers who played a role in her “unjustified and unlawful arrest."

Supporters say a two-year “window” to file lawsuits over older claims of abuse is needed to give victims a path to justice.

An environmental group sued the township in mid-March, saying that its conditional approval of the project endangers public health and violates its own rules.

Ward announced Monday that the Wolf administration's failure to advertise a proposed constitutional amendment doesn't justify using the emergency amendment process.

A new court filing seeks to order Philly police to end the practice of stop-and-frisks premised on “quality of life” issues.

A proposed constitutional amendment was derailed by “human error” within Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, leading lawmakers to pursue the rarely used, emergency tactic.

Four judges — three Republicans and a Democrat — are vying for the state’s high court and will be on the primary ballot in May.

Rachel Wainer Apter, currently head of the state’s civil rights division, would be the 41st justice of New Jersey’s highest court if confirmed.